Seminole High School - Salmagundi Yearbook (Sanford, FL)

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And, oh, I almost forgot to tell you about jack and J. W. You remember the Junior Play-ever since then both have been frantically in love with Jane Sharon, that dashing young lady of New York and Paris. Well, the boys decided that since both couldn't marry her neither would, and do you think Jane minded? Why, no! She just married William Musgrave! You knew William was writing all the songs for Hollywood's real hits. He admits that it is to Ada Singletary and Mary Louise Meriwether that he owes his success as a popular song writer. The song birds use as their theme song Mr. McKay's old favorite, Sweetie Pie. Ben Lord also went out to Hollywood to try his luckg but, with so many dames flocking at his feet, he lost bearing. He came on back and married Estelle Lee. Estelle always did have a weakness for great, big, strong men with curly hair. Speaking of Hollywood-that reminds me: I hear Marge Vernay and Dot Pope will never have to worry about contracts again. Ever since their big success, What's Bread Without Butter, Marge and Dottie have been flying high. It takes Woodrow Hanson and his wife, the former Miss Autumn Shannon, twelve months each year to design shoes and clothes for them. CWoodrow is especially good at making one's feet appear rather smallj , And, then, there are Katherine Vernay and Eugenia Warren-both have settled down in Perry to live happily ever afterwards. After the entertainment, we had a group picture taken by Henry jameson, who is now head photographer of the girls at Tallahassee. Jewel Giles is the fortunate young woman who always goes along just to be sure nothing happens to Henry. Sam Dighton has not been quite so successful. He has given up trying to understand women Cyou know which onesj and has turned his attention to physics. He is trying to End how long a short circuit is. You knew Clifford Barclift eloped with Thelma Lowe after his book How Far Will a Banana Split? was published, and so, Ruth Williams went down to the North Pole to join Muriel McIntyre. You knew Muriel had a dancing school now. Speaking of authors, Dorothy Powell's Lakefront Parking Space won the Nobel Prize last year, and it is rumored that Watson Shannon's How High Is Up? is the best seller of the year. After our airplane ride, Mr. and Mrs. Touchton, nee Ethel Hamrick, invites John Henry and me to their home for dinner. Of course, you knew Orville was the mayor of this city and john Henry the owner of the Hershey Bar Candy Company. I guess it was over the candy counter and Hershey bars that we fell in love with each other. Orville tells me Henry Slaughter and Phillip Murray couldn't come to the reunion because they are still in Egypt searching for longfeared ants. Speaking of insects-Randall Priest is still trying to breed bees without stingers. He says a bee sting just frightens his wife, nee Euclaide Appleby, nearly to death. Right after the announcement of Euclaide's engagement to Randall, Aldine Harrison left Sanford for South America. They say she was really brokenfhearted. Mr. and Mrs. William Speir arrived about dinner time. You knew William was a member of the Brain Trust. Mrs. Speir Qwho will be remembered as Miss Nell Goffl likes Washington just fine and is so proud of Willie. After dinner we all went to the Island Auditorium where the reunion party was held. The first I met were smiling Margaret Takach and Ralph Warner. Margaret has won renown as chief Fuller Brush salesman and Ralph as hack writer for S. H. S. Celery Fed. Eva Cunningham was the song leader for the occasion. Eva is still the pep leader of the boys at Gainesville. I turned around and thought my eyes deceived me. Surely that couldn't be Happy still wearing his Pontiac Indian suit? No, it wasn't the same Happy, because when he spoke I recognized Oliver's voice. We also saw Mr. and Mrs. Carter. Yes, Margaret Squires said she would rather marry an animal doctor than that Spanish professor, Clarence Milsted. You probably read of Rebecca Fortier's having her freckles insured for eight thousand dollars, but Rebecca was there, freckles and all. just before the party broke up we got a telegram from James Priester, who said he and Carl Soderblom couldn't come to the reunion because Carl has used their best suit to wrap his toad frogs in. You heard about this couple training bull frogs for Sanford Municipal Zoo. I can't begin to tell you all about it. but Mrs. Frank Chase said she would write you soon. She looked as happy as a mother chick with her biddies. Love, P. S. The next time you come through Virginia, be sure to stop and see me. HARRIBTT. Page 'Twenty IC

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CLASS PROPHECY Sanford, Florida, January 1, 1950. DEAR Miss SHOEMAKER: Cfou will have to pardon me, but it doesn't seem natural to call you a Mrsj We were so sorry you couldn't come back to our- class reunion, you missed the time of your life. I will try to tell you all about it. There are several reasons for the sudden growth of Sanford's population. First, there is the new Johns Hopkins Hospital. You knew Charles Betts and Bob Cornell, the two Mayo brothers of today, had been placed at the head of this noted institute, but the secret of its removal to Sanford is that Eleanor declared she would never be happy living anywhere other than Celery Avenue. Then, too, Bob still has hopes of marrying Mary McMahon, who is secretary to Governor William Vihlen. Billie has accomplished big things. First, he won Freda Ganas' hand, and now, he is trying to have the capitol moved to Sanford. Another factor that has played such an important part in the development of this district is the modern farmers, known as the Future Farmers in our high school days. This organization has a group of farms which attract thousands of tourists each year. Ellis Dowling Tyler, now president of this worldffamous organization, boasts several million, all because he discovered a way of growing odorless onions. They tell me Mrs. E. D. Tyler, nee Florence Hardy, has been the force behind all Ellis' accomplishments. Our chemist, Lewis Stevens, plans to devise a method of reducing the cost of shipping celery 982. CExtract the water, which is 9892, of celery, ship celery to destination, and have the water replacedj. Lewis beamingly tells me that, as soon as they can get this method patented, he is going to marry Catherine Greer, Ruth Cum' mings, or Grace Evans. These dear old girls certainly have a lot of patience. Of course, you've heard that Leslie Harnage and Jay Young, financiers of New York, have invested several millions building an artificial island in Lake Moiiroe. Leslie and Jay could not come to the reunion, but they sent their wives, the former Mary Forrester and Sara Moye. This island is the scene of all the night life of Sanford, Orlando and neighboring towns. Gne of the largest auditoriums in Central Florida is located here. lt is in this auditorium that the famous coon team, composed of George McClelland, George McRory and George Anderson are playing in Chicken Gravy and Mashed Potatoes. Marion Haynes, blues singer of Broadway, is taking the part of Chicken Gravy. The reunion was an allfday affair. It began at 7:30 with a breakfast at the BonnyfKnight Tea Room. Bonny and Nell have gone to South America to rescue Hubert Lawson from the treacherous hands of the senorf itas. During the meal we were entertained by Collie, the Clown. QYou remember Clarence Collins, don't you?j. Collie's wife and chief assistant is the former Miss Evelyn Echols, better known as Gracie Allen II. They say the little Collie looks like Clarence and giggles like Evelyn. F The folks here tell me Adelaide Higgins and Grace Clark have isolated themselves on an island in Lake Monroe. Poor girls-they are both convinced that Charles Beldin, rich oil magnate, is going to preserve his bachelorhood as long as possible. Guess who sat across the breakfast table from us? It was little Sadie Leinhart, head nurse at johns Hopkins. You remember reading of O. P. Herndon's wreck when his plane hit a skyscraper in New York. It was this publicity that wrecked his whole life. O. P., while in Europe making millions, selling the famous bachelor shirts Cshirts with buttons guaranteed not to come offl heard Sadie had never married her childhood sweetheart, Roy Hershcowitzg and so, O. P. immediately rushed back to make Sadie his bride. But fate decided differently. Herschel Hamby, that notorious home Wrecker of the West, appeared with a marriage certificate. She declared she and O. P. were married the very night they graduated from S. H. S. Roy is still designing baby clothes for Woolworth and Company. Sadie tells me Evelyn Lord was nursing at Johns Hopkins until she was put on David Earle's case. David had been suffering from a weak heart ever since Virginia Lundquist turned him down for Elmer Bandy. Under Evelyn's tender care, David was nursed back to health and happiness. He and Evelyn are now the proud papa and mama of two sets of Earle twins. I also saw John Minarick, but he is not the Episcopal Bishop I had hoped he would be, and it is rumored that he is one of the notorious Speck Cochran Gangstersof Lake Mary. Speck took up this work when Mary Elizabeth Neely chose the stage in preference to him. Patient little Annie Wilma Woods is still hoping James will turn aside from his evil ways and marry her. After breakfast, all those desiring could go for airplane rides. J. W. Altman and ,lack Hughes brought their whole fleet, consisting of one hundred planes, down to the reunion to give us all a treat. These two aces and the Pearson brothers are the owners of one of the largest privatelyfowned aviation Helds in the U. S. Strange but true, Jack and Ralph have never been up in a plane. You can hardly blame them for not running any risksg life is so sweet now. Did you know they had married the Piatt sisters? Yes, they have twin estates at Lake Monroe, and the yard is literally peppered with little Pearsons. Page 'Twentyfjow

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ll1883 Page Twenty-six HONOR SENICRS We honor the following Seniors because: CD The faculty selected them in the order named as outstanding contributors to the School: MARION HAYNES HARRIETT BROWN E. D. TYLER, JR. BONNER CARTER ALDINE HARRISON CHARLES BETTS Q2j They have maintained an average grade of ninety percent or above: GEORGE ANDERSON HARRIETT BROWN JEWEL GILES FLORENCE HARDY ALDINE HARRISON MARION HAYNES MARX? MCMAHON MURIEI. MOINTYRE C30 They have had perfect attendance: MARY LOUISE MERIWETHER JANE SHARON ADA SINGLETARY WILLIAM SPEIR MARGARET SQUIRBS MARGARET TAKACH ORVILLE TOUOHTON MARGARET VERNAY RANDALL PRIEST LEWIS STEVENS f4j They have had perfect deportment: GRACE EVANS JEWEL GILES ESTELLE LEE MARY LOUISE MERIWETHER MURIBL MCINTYRE AUTUMN SHANNON WATSON SHANNON ADA SINGLETARY MARGARET SQUIRES ANNIE WILMA WOODS These records are based On their four years in Seminole High School and are approved by the principal and the faculty.